Dear @roberjerman: Thank’s for your kindy words but you have no idea of what you are talking about.
If you know what you are taling about please explain to all of us ( mainly to the OP. ) the why’s of the statement you posted in reference to me:
" blanket condemnation of SUT’s is plainly WRONG! "
I’m sure you can’t do it but I can explain my " blanket ..... to SUT ":
firt re-read what was my advise to the OP about the SUT’s and why.
Now, I know very well the Mark Levinson design approach of its units in those times not only because I own and owned Levinson electronics and heard in my system not only the 326s but the Reference 32 and I know very well because I own ( thank’s to some luck in the past. ) the full circuit diagramas of my today amps ( modified by me. ) and of other Levenson amp.
The Levinson engennering design and overall detail on the execution of that design is just second to none, even for today standards !!. Got me?
Do you now that the Reference 32 was the first Preamp in the long story of Levinson that was name it Reference? do you know what means with Levinson the word Reference in one of its units?
Certainly you have not idea. In my experience over the years when Levinson use the Reference title is because the unit design is a true and real Reference, not as other manufacturers that use that title as marketing tool.
The Levinson Reference is that: a Reference against any other similar electronics designs, even today. Levinson units are true bullet proof units and its engeneering levels are ( again ) second to none. )
My 20.6 monoblocks are Reference and only for you can ( or maybe not. ) have an idea of the Levinso quality in its design my amps works with out problem even at 0.1 ohm if a speaker need it ! ! working all the way down in true pure class A with non-feedback.
Please take a look to this J.Atkinson measurements in the 326s and observe that’s output impedance is just the fenomenal: 29 ohms ! ! ! and read the last sentences by that true expert that’s J.Atkinson:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/mark-levinson-no326s-line-preamplifier-measurements
additional to that the OP unit is up-dated with the Reference 32 phono circuit boards ! ! ! and you want to " kill " this marvelous electronics passing the valious cartridge signal through a SUT? ?
Do you know why exist SUT’s in the past and today? because I know for sure but you have to learn by your self.
Btw, I own and owned no less than 20 Ortofon LOMC/MI cartridges and I admire always Ortofon and I know why they have SUT’s. Problem is that you don’t know and can’t even imagine it.
Btw, I own at least 4 SUT’s and owned in the past several of them but this is not the main issue here.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
If you know what you are taling about please explain to all of us ( mainly to the OP. ) the why’s of the statement you posted in reference to me:
" blanket condemnation of SUT’s is plainly WRONG! "
I’m sure you can’t do it but I can explain my " blanket ..... to SUT ":
firt re-read what was my advise to the OP about the SUT’s and why.
Now, I know very well the Mark Levinson design approach of its units in those times not only because I own and owned Levinson electronics and heard in my system not only the 326s but the Reference 32 and I know very well because I own ( thank’s to some luck in the past. ) the full circuit diagramas of my today amps ( modified by me. ) and of other Levenson amp.
The Levinson engennering design and overall detail on the execution of that design is just second to none, even for today standards !!. Got me?
Do you now that the Reference 32 was the first Preamp in the long story of Levinson that was name it Reference? do you know what means with Levinson the word Reference in one of its units?
Certainly you have not idea. In my experience over the years when Levinson use the Reference title is because the unit design is a true and real Reference, not as other manufacturers that use that title as marketing tool.
The Levinson Reference is that: a Reference against any other similar electronics designs, even today. Levinson units are true bullet proof units and its engeneering levels are ( again ) second to none. )
My 20.6 monoblocks are Reference and only for you can ( or maybe not. ) have an idea of the Levinso quality in its design my amps works with out problem even at 0.1 ohm if a speaker need it ! ! working all the way down in true pure class A with non-feedback.
Please take a look to this J.Atkinson measurements in the 326s and observe that’s output impedance is just the fenomenal: 29 ohms ! ! ! and read the last sentences by that true expert that’s J.Atkinson:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/mark-levinson-no326s-line-preamplifier-measurements
additional to that the OP unit is up-dated with the Reference 32 phono circuit boards ! ! ! and you want to " kill " this marvelous electronics passing the valious cartridge signal through a SUT? ?
Do you know why exist SUT’s in the past and today? because I know for sure but you have to learn by your self.
Btw, I own and owned no less than 20 Ortofon LOMC/MI cartridges and I admire always Ortofon and I know why they have SUT’s. Problem is that you don’t know and can’t even imagine it.
Btw, I own at least 4 SUT’s and owned in the past several of them but this is not the main issue here.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.